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\n\tRauw Alejandro<\/a> is facing a new lawsuit<\/a> accusing him of not obtaining licenses for samples of several songs by reggaeton pioneer DJ Playero<\/a> across his 2022 album, Saturno<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tNotably, the lawsuit was not brought by DJ Playero \u2014 who actively collaborated with Alejandro on Saturno<\/em> \u2014 but BM Records, a Florida-based distributor and label that claims to own much of DJ Playero\u2019s catalog. BM Records brought a similar suit against Bad Bunny, claiming he sampled several DJ Playero songs on \u201cSafaera\u201d without permission; that case was settled in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tBM Records\u2019 new lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>, lists four Saturno <\/em>tracks that allegedly contain uncleared DJ Playero samples. \u201cDe Carolina,\u201d<\/a> allegedly incorporates \u201cLa Gente Sabe\u201d and \u201cSomos De Carolina\u201d; \u201cPanties Y Brasieres,\u201d allegedly incorporates \u201cCamuflash\u201d and \u201cCamuflash Live\u201d; \u201cDejau\u2019,\u201d allegedly contains samples of six different Playero tracks; and \u201cPunto 40,\u201d allegedly samples \u201cTengo Ina Punto 40.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking to the often strange nature of music rights ownership, DJ Playero is credited as a featured artist and producer on \u201cDe Carolina\u201d and \u201cDejau\u2019,\u201d while he also has a production credit on \u201cPunto 40.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tYet BM Records claims in their suit, \u201cAt no point in time did any of the defendants obtain a valid license to sample the Playero works on Saturno<\/em>. As such, the continuing exploitation of Saturno<\/em> infringes the copyrights to the Playero works owned by [BM].\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tReps for Alejandro and Playero did not immediately return Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s request for comment. BM Records\u2019 lawyer declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n